Product description
– Rutile flux cored stainless steel wire for gas shielded arc welding
– 18% chromium – 8% nickel – 6% manganese deposit
– Attractive bead appearance, very good penetration and high productivity
– Excellent X-ray soundness
– Specifically designed for out-of-position welding
– Maximum productivity for completion of vertical welds
– Welded with classical economical Ar-CO2 mixtures or CO2
Product application instructions
APPLICATIONS
– Repair jobs where high strength and toughness combined with workhardening are required.
– Joining austenitic manganese steels with them or with other steels.
– Buffer layer before hardfacing.
– Maintenance on air hardenable and “hard-to-weld steels”.
– Armour plate.
– Joining 14% manganese steels.
Examples
| Alloy | EN Symbol | Material number |
| 14% Mn | X120Mn12 | 1.3401 |
Welding positions
EN ISO 6947:PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG
ASME IX:1F, 1G, 2F, 2G, 3F, 3G, 4F, 4G, 5G
Classification
| EN ISO 17633-A | AWS A 5.22 |
|---|---|
| T 18 8 Mn P M 1 - T 18 8 Mn P C 1 | E307T1-1/4 |
Chemical analysis (%)
| C | Mn | If | Cr | Ni |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 6 | 0.7 | 19.0 | 9.0 |
Mechanical characteristics
| Rm (MPa) | Rp0.2 (MPa) | A5 (%) | KCV (J) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 630 | 480 | 40 | 20°C : 50 |
Why choose this basic electrode?
Vacuum-packed 5 or 6Kg electrode for welding highly stressed steel assemblies (carbon and carbon manganese) (tensile strength up to 510 MPa).
It features excellent mechanical properties, particularly at low temperatures.
